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Guide to the Getty Villa Revised Edition
ISBN: PB: 9781606065471, Getty Publications, May 2018
132 pp., 24.4x14.1 cm, 165 colour illus., 20 black&white illus., 3 maps
It begins with the history of the site, recounting how, as J. Paul Getty's art collection grew, he chose to house it in a replica of the ancient Roman villa at Herculaneum now known as the Villa dei Papiri. The second chapter chronicles the destructi...
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£11,99
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J. Paul Getty Museum and Its Collections A Museum for the New Century
ISBN: PB: 9780892364763, Getty Publications, March 2006
304 pp., 30x22.2 cm, 200 colour illus., 50 duotone illus.
A lively text by the director and associate director of the Museum provides a biography of the Museum's benefactor, a history of the buildings that have housed his collections, and an overview of the collections themselves – first formed by Getty dur...
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£30,00
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Discover Los Angeles An Informed Guide to L.A.'s Rich and Varied Cultural Life
ISBN: PB: 9780892364794, Getty Publications, March 2006
176 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm, 30 black&white illus., maps
This complete guidebook describes the rich and varied cultural resources of Los Angeles. Organized by neighborhood, the book offers in-depth information on more than 200 cultural resources in the area, along with contact information and hours of oper...
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£12,99
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El Pueblo The Historic Heart of Los Angeles
ISBN: PB: 9780892366620, Getty Publications, March 2006
136 pp., 25.4x20.3 cm, 88 colour illus., 72 black&white illus.
"El Pueblo" de Los Angeles was founded in 1781 as a Spanish colony by settlers from present-day Mexico, as well as settlers of Indian, African and European descent. Its story represents a microcosm of the city's multiethnic history and heritage. Capi...
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£18,99
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Seeing the Getty Villa
ISBN: PB: 9780892368334, Getty Publications, February 2006
64 pp., 15.2x15.2 cm, 70 colour illus.
This beautiful souvenir book captures the visual delights, both man-made and natural, of the newly renovated Getty Villa, set to open in winter 2006. More than seventy colour photographs artfully record the stunning architecture and grounds of the Vi...
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£7,99
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